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淘汰
táotài
1. to wash out
2. elimination (by selection)
3. natural selection
4. to knock out (in a competition)
5. to die out
6. to phase out
HSK 6 Common • Top 10%

Character Breakdown

淘
táo
to dredge, to sieve; to cleanse, to weed out
HSK 5 11 丶
汰
tài
to eliminate, to scour, to wash out; excessive
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (1)

淘汰赛
táotàisài
a knock-out competition

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
8,160 of 84,292